BlueLeaks
How Northern California's Police Intelligence Center Tracked Protests
The center sent daily emails listing upcoming protests to thousands of local police and circulated inflammatory online posts.
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
Inside the Prison Where California's Coronavirus Outbreak Exploded
For Donald O’Brien, life at the California Institution for Men seemed a step closer to freedom. Then came the coronavirus.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Cuban Man Died of Coronavirus in Private Prison Plagued by Medical Neglect
The Michigan facility, run by GEO Group, was the site of at least one other coronavirus-related death.
BlueLeaks
The Junk Science Cops Use to Decide You’re Lying
Leaked documents detail law enforcement trainings in lie detection techniques that have been discredited by scientists.
BlueLeaks
Leaked Documents Reveal What TikTok Shares with Authorities — in the U.S.
A glimpse at what the social media platform does in the U.S. underscores that data privacy issues extend beyond China.
Protests for Black Lives
Private Company Moves to Profit From New York’s Police Reforms
Police departments in New York, facing a state mandate on reform, are turning to the consulting company Lexipol for help.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Ravaged by Covid-19, Polluted Communities Demand Environmental Justice
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the corrosive legacy of environmental racism in the United States.
The Coronavirus Crisis
ICE Resisted Coronavirus Testing to Avoid Releasing Detainees
Emails from a California detention center show ICE limited testing because it didn’t have space to isolate detainees.
Progressive Prosecutor Movement Makes Major Gains in Democratic Primaries
Reformers in Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, and New Mexico won their primaries for district attorney on Tuesday night.
Voices
Ted Cruz's Hearing on Anarchist Protest Violence Was a Total Farce
Cruz kept mentioning Democrats’ failure to condemn a murder that was actually carried out by the far right — and refused to be corrected.